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Licence Prefix Categories
Pacific Coast commercial fishing licences are often referred to by an alphabetic letter. Some examples are the "A" for Salmon, "S" for Shrimp by Trawl and "Z" for Party Based licenses.
When a commercial licence is issued, it is now assigned a Prefix, which is an alphabetic descriptor from one to 6 characters in length. It has a species code (such as "A" for Salmon or "ZC" for Red Sea Urchin) and may include a gear ("AS" for Salmon Seine). All Aboriginal Communal Commercial licences begin with an "F".
The Prefixes listed here are for all the current license types issued through the Pacific Licencing System.
Prefix and Description
| AG AS AT C CA D FAG FAS FAT FC FCA FHl FHS FJ FK FL FR FS FW FZC FZF FZN G HG HS I J K L NAG P R S SEC68 T USA68 W YH YS Z2 Z2ACL Z8 ZA ZC ZD ZE ZF ZK ZL ZM ZN ZS ZU ZX ZY1 ZY2 ZY3 ZY4 ZY5 ZY6 |
SALMON by Gill Net SALMON by Seine SALMON by Troll SCHEDULE II SPECIES by Hook and Line SCHEDULE II by Hook and Line - Special Issue PACKING SALMON by Gill Net - Aboriginal SALMON by Seine - Aboriginal SALMON by Troll - Aboriginal SCHEDULE II SPECIES by Hook and Line - Aboriginal SCHEDULE II by Hook and Line - Special Issue - Aboriginal HERRING ROE by Gill Net - Aboriginal HERRING ROE by Seine - Aboriginal HERRING SPAWN ON KELP by Purse Seine - Aboriginal SABLEFISH by Longline or Trap - Aboriginal HALIBUT by Hook and Line - Aboriginal CRAB by Trap - Aboriginal SHRIMP by Trawl - Aboriginal PRAWN AND SHRIMP by Trap - Aboriginal RED SEA URCHIN by Dive - Aboriginal EUPHAUSIID by Pelagic Trawl - Aboriginal ROCKFISH by Hook and Line - Aboriginal GEODUCK & HORSECLAM by Dive HERRING ROE by Gill Net HERRING ROE by Seine IMPORT HERRING SPAWN ON KELP by Purse Seine SABLEFISH by Longline or Trap HALIBUT by Hook and Line SALMON by Gill Net - NorthernNativeFishingCo Processing CRAB by Trap SHRIMP by Trawl Section 68 - HIGH SEAS, in international waters GROUNDFISH by Trawl USA68 Section 68 - Albacore Tuna in USA waters PRAWN AND SHRIMP by Trap EXPORT - Herring EXPORT - Salmon CLAM by Hand Picking or Hand Digging CLAM by Hand Picking or Hand Digging - Aboriginal SMELT by Gill Net or Setnet GREEN SEA URCHIN by Dive RED SEA URCHIN by Dive SEA CUCUMBERS by Dive OPAL SQUID by Hook and Line or Seine EUPHAUSIID by Pelagic Trawl ANCHOVY by Seine SURF & PILE PERCH by Net HERRING BAIT Lottery ROCKFISH by Hook and Line SARDINE by Seine EULACHON by Gill Net HERRING BAIT HERRING BAIT - Sport HERRING BAIT - Commercial HERRING BAIT - Domestic Food HERRING BAIT - Zoo/Aquarium HERRING BAIT - Research HERRING BAIT - Charity |
